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68 HOMES & ART SPRING 2011
Global review
Design watch | UK & Europe
BIG, FINNISH
Helsinki is on a rol l. It took first place in this year’s Monocle magazine Liveable
Cities Index and will al so be come the World Design C apital in 2012 with a program
of events to celebrate the city’s focus on design and how it impacts on its urban
space s, e conomy a nd citize ns. While the Finnish capital prepa res for this role, a
couple of its gre atest design brands cel ebrate big milestones . Iittal a ha s a double
whammy: it’s 130 years since the company began, and its iconic Aalto collection
(pictured) celebrates its 75th birthday. The othe r great Nordic must-have,
Marimekko, rea ches its 60th yea r. wdc2012helsinki.fi, iittala.com, marimekko.com.
Stitching post
Sunday mornings at the Columbia Road Flower Market offer a riot of colour
and sound. The strip is also home to a growing number of design shops and
galleries. Take a rickety staircase halfway up the ro ad a nd you’ ll find Three
Letter Man , own ed by ar tist/creative Natha n Ha nfo rd (in set). A n ative of
Massachusetts via New York City, he wo rk s from his wi ndowsill, embro idery
hoop in ha nd, creating beautiful han dmade stitchery, k nits an d crochets. “ My
wo rks are meditation s, they are tattoos fo r those afraid of n eedle prick s, for
those that n eed a little soul healing,” he says. Nathan has an in credible eye fo r
antiques an d cu rios an d has created something un ique. threeletterman.com.
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COOL BRITANNIA
Over the past 50 plus years, Ken n eth
Grange has design ed some of the
most familiar an d ico nic produ cts
used ever y day. The exhibition
Making Britain Modern, at the Design
Museu m, ce lebrates his life’s work .
Kodak cameras, Kenwood food
mixers, Pa rker pen s, A nglepoise
lamps and the redesign of the London
black cab are ju st so me of his well-
know n designs. The retrospective
showcases the pro du cts that have
shaped modern life in the UK an d
in cludes more than 150 pro ducts,
prototypes, sketches, photogra phs
and films. Until October 30,
designmuseum.org.
ImagesCraigMahoney(NathanHanfordportrait)
Anglepoise Type 75 – Kenneth Grange
(Produced by Herbert Terry Ltd).